City Manager National Search Service

The City of East Lansing, Michigan, seeks a USA-based vendor to provide national search services to recruit a dedicated, ethical, and professional city manager capable of visionary leadership and a long-term community commitment. The selected vendor must develop an evidence-based understanding of each candidate's qualifications, strengths, leadership experience, and potential gaps. Requested scope activities include structured interviews with the City Council, candidate presentations, community forums, staff engagement, meetings with department leadership, and engagement with employee organizations or unions. Work performance will occur offsite. Only onshore USA organizations qualify to bid on this opportunity. Bidders must submit digital responses online or via email. The buyer is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget and has not provided specific evaluation criteria or key submission dates in the notice.